Sierra Road
House-bound on this rainy day, I decided to reflect on my rides this year. I didn’t end up on my favorite route – up Sierra Rd. and down Calaveras/Felter Rd. (map) – nearly as much as shorter, flatter routes around … Continued
Hairiest Chinese Guy Alive Shaves His Legs
It’s been a long time coming, but it finally happened over the weekend. Yes, the fur is gone! With my daughter going back to college next week I had only this Saturday to solicit her assistance. So I finally pulled the … Continued
Life of a Critic at Tour of the Dead End Canyons
My blog is intended for prospective members who think they cannot join. I’m intending to show them here my experience with updates. To introduce myself on the first blog, you can think of me as the youngest member in the … Continued
Ride with Chris Horner
Robert and I did the Clark’s Corner Cycling Challenge in Ione, just outside Folsom. This is a small organized ride put on by a local coffee shop/cafe(Clark’s Corner) to get people to ride some roads they are proud of. Chris … Continued
Brad’s Birthday Ride (Century)
Brad’s birthday ride was really nice. Tim O’Hara organized this mixed club / team ride and the turnout was really large, we also had some other teams in attendance. I did the brisk ride which in my opinion was pretty … Continued
Epic Ride + secondary group
Joe Rokes organized a really big ride with Chris Gaitos. The ride turned out to be ~140 miles and ~ 9000 feet of elevation by the time the Epic Group finished. 6 riders did this ride which started in Fremont to IC3 … Continued
Saturday of MTB @ Pleasanton/Sunol Ridge trail
Today I feel like riding mtb so I grab my rig and went on the mission of have a good ride and just enjoy it myself, went o Sunol depot station and ride from there to the park, I was … Continued
Palomares/Sunol loop 8/02/2k14 Mark
Mark and I meet at the usual place were the team meet on the offseason for the Saturday rides at the Niles parking lot, I got there a little bit after 8a so after some short welcome and chat we … Continued